RACE(S) Writing

RACE(S) Writing

R- Restate the question

• Turn the question into a statement to introduce your paragraph

• Ex: "How can students improve their skills?" Students can improve their skills by....

A- Answer the question

• If there are multiple parts to the question, make sure you are answering all of them. Your "answer" can be several sentences.

• Your "answer" should be in your own words (not directly taken from the text).

C- Cite an example from the text

• Support your answer using examples from the text.

• You should have a phrase to lead into your quote. Ex: "The text states,", "In the text it says,", or "The author states,"

• The entire example (if taken word-for-word from the text) should have quotation marks around it.

• Ex: "The text states that students who study for at least one hour each day performed better on assessments than students who studied less than one hour per day."

• It also must have a citation, including the author and paragraph number. Ex: (Collins 2).

E- Explain your quote/example

• After including your example/quote, you need to explain how that quote supports your answer.

• Use phrases like "This example shows," or "This quotation proves that".

• Ex: "This shows that students can improve their test scores (and, therefore, skills) by studying more."

• Your "explain" can be more than one sentence, if needed.

S- Sum up your paragraph

• Include a sentence at the end of your paragraph to wrap up the topic.

• It can be similar to your first sentence, but not identical.

• It can start of with, "In conclusion" or "To sum up".

• Ex: "In conclusion, students who are dedicated to improving their skills can do so."

Multiple Choice

What is the correct way to cite the source of a quote?

• (Jones 6)

• (Author-Jones paragraph 6)

• Jones 6

• (Jones pg. 6)

Multiple Choice

One possible option to start off your "explain" is.....

• "I think this proves that I'm right because"

• "This example shows...."

• Neither

Multiple Choice

True or False: Your "answer" to the question should be in your own words.

• True

• False

Poll

How do you feel about using the RACES method to answer writing prompts?

• Great!

• Pretty good.

• Okay.

• Not great; I might need more help.